{
  "id": 15839333,
  "title": "Hankook Tire expands EV partnership with Volkswagen compact vehicles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hankook-tire-expands-ev-partnership-with-volkswagen-compact-vehicles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261021/hankook-tire-expands-ev-partnership-with-volkswagen-compact-vehicles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hankook Tire is expanding its electric vehicle partnership with Volkswagen, supplying specialized tires for two upcoming compact EV models. The German automaker aims to grow its electric vehicle lineup with these new offerings. Hankook Tire & Technology, a subsidiary of Hankook & Company Group, will provide the tires as original equipment on the Volkswagen ID. Polo and ID. Cross. Both vehicles are based on Volkswagen Group's next-generation MEB+ electric vehicle platform and are designed to make electric mobility more accessible to a wider audience. The ID. Polo, a production version of the ID. 2all concept, serves as an electric counterpart to Volkswagen's existing Polo model. Meanwhile, the ID. Cross is a compact sport utility vehicle targeted at urban drivers. Hankook Tire will supply 18-inch iON evo summer tires for the ID. Polo, as well as 17-inch iON i*cept winter tires for the same vehicle. For the ID. Cross, the company will provide 17-inch and 19-inch iON evo tires. The iON Innovative Technology utilized in these products aims to strike a balance between low road noise, extended tread life, superior grip, and reduced rolling resistance.",
  "summary": "Hankook Tire is extending its electric vehicle (EV) partnership with Volkswagen, supplying specialized tires for two upcoming compact EVs as the German automaker seeks to broaden its electric lineup. Hankook Tire & Technology, part of Hankook & Company Group, said the iON evo summer performance tires and iON i*cept winter tires will be fitted as original equipment on Volkswagen’s ID. Polo and ID.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hankook Tire partners with Volkswagen for EV tires",
    "Volkswagen ID. Polo and ID. Cross to use specialized tires",
    "Hankook to supply 18-19 inch iON evo tires for both models"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Deepening this partnership secures Hankook's role in the mass-market electric transition as Volkswagen utilizes its next-generation platform to bring specialized tire technology to a wider audience of urban drivers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hankook Tire expands EV partnership with Volkswagen compact vehicles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hankook-tire-expands-ev-partnership-with-volkswagen-compact-vehicles-15842824",
        "published": "2026-10-21T04:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}